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From short courses to full degrees ‒ experience online study that works around you.
Match your career move with a choice of more than 200 online courses. Wherever you want to take your career – in agriculture, business, education, health, IT, law, science or any other industry – Charles Sturt University has got the right course for you.
When you study online with Charles Sturt, everything is there at the click of a mouse. Lectures, tutorials, assessments, resources, community spaces. Lectures are recorded so you can watch them when it’s most convenient. And from accessing software to printing support and technical help, we’ve got all your tech needs covered with IT support. You’ll also have access to free software downloads, including Microsoft Office 365. And our extensive digital library is available 24/7.
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Want to boost your finances?
You’re investing in your future, and at Charles Sturt University we want to help you make it count. We offer more than $3m in scholarships and grants that can make getting qualified that bit easier.
A Charles Sturt scholarship can help cover costs like textbooks and attending work placements. There are dedicated scholarships for online students, and you could be eligible to apply for more than one. The key step to getting a scholarship? Apply!
We've got your back
Studying online with Charles Sturt University means you have a whole range of study support at your fingertips. We have dedicated online learning advisers available every day until 7pm. You can reach them by phone, email, Skype or online chat.
Our Study Skills team are here to help you with the nuts and bolts of online study – from researching topics through writing assignments to referencing papers. You can talk to a study adviser one-to-one online or over the phone, and access web resources around the clock.
And we want to prevent any barriers that may impact upon your online study, which is why we provide comprehensive IT support, so you’ll never have to stress about tech issues. And if you ever just need someone to talk to, reach out to our health and wellbeing team.
Complementing online study
Some subjects in your course may include a compulsory or optional intensive school. This is your opportunity to come on campus for between one and five days for face-to-face learning with academics and other students in your course. And it gives you the opportunity to engage in practical learning, go deeper into course material and ask plenty of questions. You'll get to interact with your academic staff and peers, go to lectures, practicals and tutorials, and make use of a range of campus facilities. To find out if any subjects in your course have intensive schools, check the course page.
You'll need to factor in intensive school costs to your overall course costs; they're not automatically included. You can take advantage of our reasonably priced on-campus intensive school accommodation. What's more, to help make your intensive school experience that bit easier, we also have a range of grants and other financial assistance to give you a helping hand. For example, you may be eligible to apply for our Equity Grant to help with the cost of on-campus accommodation and a Fares Allowance to help with the cost of travel. And don't forget, you may be able to use your student travel concession to make getting there easier.
Charles Sturt University is #1 for undergraduate employment
Get qualified and get the job. More Charles Sturt grads get jobs faster than grads from any other university in Australia.*
*Good Universities Guide 2022/23
Charles Sturt University is #1 for undergraduate starting salaries
Our undergrads earn an average of $64,100 straight after graduating, and our postgrads earn a median starting salary of $78,900.*
*Good Universities Guide 2022/23
We're Australia’s most experienced online university
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¹Department of Education, Skills and Employment Higher Education Statistics